Zombie travels through time and space to become the empress, who only wants to be a jerk and not att

This is a rule that is commonly accepted in the Imperial Guards but has never been explicitly stipulated - and it was set by the retired emperor himself.

As an important force responsible for guarding the imperial palace and the safety of the capital, the Imperial Guards held a crucial position, which attracted countless people to try to establish a relationship with them through various means.

If they cannot be won over successfully, some people will take extreme measures, either committing crimes and taking other people's lives and taking their place, or secretly planting spies and waiting for an opportunity to infiltrate.

Faced with such a situation, simply defending against all odds is obviously not the best strategy.

As the saying goes, “It is harder to guard against the people’s mouths than to guard against the river.” Since it is difficult to completely plug the loopholes, it is better to take advantage of the situation.

Therefore, no matter who offered or received bribes from the Imperial Guards, they would accept the bribes, but the prerequisite was that the commander of the Imperial Guards must be informed of the matter.

In addition, one needs to strike a balance as to what information can be disclosed to the outside and what secrets must be kept secret, and not act recklessly.

On the surface, this approach seems quite reasonable, but it also hides hidden dangers.

If someone has ulterior motives, pretends to be obedient but actually betrays, and is really bought and used by hostile forces, then what awaits them will surely be a tragic end with their entire family being executed and their entire nine clans being exterminated.

Not only that, to ensure that everything was safe, the relatives and dependents of the imperial guards were all placed in the capital.

In this way, it can effectively prevent villains from using their families as bargaining chips, and at the same time these families are also hostages in the hands of the royal family, making the members of the imperial guards dare not act rashly.

The guards stepped aside silently.

He grinned at his teammate next to him and signaled with his eyes that he would invite him to have a drink after Mu Xiu was done.

Qi Yuan stood up, stretched out his slender fingers, and moved closer to the brazier to warm himself.

He glanced at the two people on the ground and said in a cold tone, "You are lucky today. My Queen of Qing is fine. You only have to pay with two lives, plus the lives of your family members."

"If your Majesty makes any mistake, your country of Yue will be destroyed."

Ha ha.

The two people on the ground sneered.

Since the moment they decided to embark on this dark path and become hidden agents, they have given up the idea of ​​getting married and starting a family, let alone having so-called family.

Using this to threaten them is simply a wrong calculation.

Qi Yuan saw through their thoughts at a glance.

Qi Yuan raised his lips slightly and said slowly, "I guess you haven't gotten married yet, right?"

"It doesn't matter. You didn't come out of a crack in a rock. You must have parents or brothers and sisters who gave birth to you and raised you, right?"

"At worst, you'll always have neighbors. When the time comes, just let them be buried with you."

After hearing these words, the two people who were lying on the ground suddenly began to tremble violently as if they were electrocuted, and struggled desperately to express their protest.

Their eyes were filled with endless hatred, as if a volcano of anger was about to erupt.

Qi Yuan, however, seemed unusually calm. He turned his palm over and rubbed it gently a few times to warm the back of his hand which was a little cold. He continued slowly, "Why, are you still going to argue that you are not from Yue?"

"Of course I know, you are the Vietnamese."

He chuckled and left a meaningful sentence, "Haha, think about it carefully."

Before the Yun State millet case happened, he conducted a check on the population of the capital. The two strange people in Huajianling Winery were discovered by the spies at that time.

However, further investigation revealed that these two people came to the capital more than 20 years ago and had lived in seclusion for the past 20 years. There was nothing special about them.

Just let people stare at you.

The person who was keeping an eye on Huajianling Winery discovered that the Third Princess of Yue State went to the rouge shop next door. He also saw the person arranged by Lord Murong Anle to follow her.

The two glanced at each other from a distance.

Later, the person who was being followed told it to Qi Yuan as a trivial joke.

Qi Yuan did not originally connect these two strange people with the State of Yue.

But the moment he saw the assassin, he figured it out.

These two people were obviously from Yue. The third princess went to the rouge shop on the surface, but actually she was going to contact the two of them secretly.

Once the basic logic is in place, the next step is to explore the motivations and details.

For example, why did they take the risk of entering the palace to assassinate?

Who was the target of the assassination?

How did he sneak into the palace without being noticed?

As for the third princess Xiao Yuanshuang...it is no longer something he can judge alone. Everything needs to be reported to His Majesty for the final decision.

What he has to do now is to find conclusive evidence.

The cold gaze as sharp as a knife fell on the assassins again, as if it weighed a thousand pounds, causing the two men to tremble uncontrollably.

Devil, devil.

This Qi Yuan is the devil.

On the other side, Li Xuanji was no longer sleepy.

Why were the two assassins lying in ambush in the snow at the gate of his own palace?

"If they intended to assassinate Your Majesty, then they have come to the wrong place. Your Majesty would not come here at all. Your Majesty's coming here today was an accident," his face was as pale as paper.

The little book boy pursed his lips, the scene just now was too thrilling.

If it weren't for Your Majesty's quick eyes and hands, I'm afraid they would have already become part of the list of burial companions.

He tried to comfort the Grand Master: "Could it be that their target is you?"

Uh……

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, the little book boy regretted it so much that he really wanted to slap himself in the face.

Li Xuanji narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Assassinate me?"

"There are plenty of opportunities to kill me, why would you go to such great lengths to sneak into the palace?"

"Besides, there are guards all around, but they want to hide in the snow. Why are they going through so much trouble?"

"Ha, they're not here to assassinate me, are they?" This afternoon, the book boy was indeed alone in Xuanji Hall, helping Li Xuanji sort out memorials.

Haven't gone out yet.

He didn't rush over until Li Xuanji entered the palace to see His Majesty.

"Alas, sir, it's almost dawn and you're still sick. Go get some rest first."

"I believe that Lord Qi will find out the truth."

The servant boy advised Li Xuanji to rest quickly.

The next day, Qi Yuan did not conceal the assassination attempt in the palace. The news quickly spread throughout the imperial city, like a stone thrown into the water, causing a thousand waves.

This is completely different from the previous incident of His Majesty being poisoned.

Now that Your Majesty is safe and sound, making this matter public will be like drawing a sword from its sheath, which will put the State of Yue under pressure.

In the court, officials were outraged and filled with indignation.

When the ministers saw Murong Yue, who was full of energy, they felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

Those officials who were unable to attend the small court meeting submitted memorials to express their greetings and loyalty.

As a result, the workload of Prime Minister Shen Zhifeng and Yuan Tianyun suddenly increased, and memorials piled up like mountains.

In the capital, Qi Yuan launched another round of large-scale searches before the New Year.

It was sudden and violent, blatant and undisguised.

The people actively cooperated, and the powerful and wealthy did not dare to say much.

Qi Yuan took this opportunity to thoroughly clean up the capital city inside and out.